Neil's Aventador build (Page 30/74)
RCR JAN 17, 06:09 PM


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Neils88 JAN 18, 08:32 PM
I gave the hood a light layer of Bondo and have sanded most of it down. A little bit more work and it will have a nice finish.

However...it left me wondering...I wasn't planning on painting this anytime soon, but I wonder if I should prime & paint it to stop the Bondo from absorbing any moisture in the air? The downside is that I don't own a compressor or spray equipment at the moment. That would leave me with only being able to do a rattle-can application. I worry that this would be detrimental to the finish when I come paint it properly down the line. Anyone know what I should do at this point?


Neils88 JAN 21, 10:02 PM
Slow progress...very very slow progress....another thin layer of Bondo, and lots of sanding. Getting much closer to where I want it, but there are still lots of little imperfections that need filling. I'll probably be at this for at least another week... ...all for something that few people will ever see.


Khw JAN 22, 12:36 AM
It's neat to see the progress on this. I hope we are all (forum and members) still here to see it finished some day .
2.5 JAN 22, 09:04 AM

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Originally posted by Neils88:

Slow progress...very very slow progress....another thin layer of Bondo, and lots of sanding. Getting much closer to where I want it, but there are still lots of little imperfections that need filling. I'll probably be at this for at least another week... ...all for something that few people will ever see.



You do good work and have alot of patience.
What music are you listening to while you work?

Also yes I hope this car comes to a show where I can see it

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Neils88 JAN 22, 08:14 PM

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Originally posted by Khw:

It's neat to see the progress on this. I hope we are all (forum and members) still here to see it finished some day .



I hope I'm still here to see it to!


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Originally posted by 2.5:


You do good work and have alot of patience.
What music are you listening to while you work?

Also yes I hope this car comes to a show where I can see it




Thank you! Mostly nothing...but when I do put the tunes on, it's usually something metal.

I hope to get the quality to a point where I can bring it shows!!! Bodywork definitely takes me longer than many people. I get scared that it'll get sloppy if I don't slow myself down and take the extra time.
jetsnvettes2000 JAN 23, 12:53 AM

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Originally posted by Neils88:

I gave the hood a light layer of Bondo and have sanded most of it down. A little bit more work and it will have a nice finish.

However...it left me wondering...I wasn't planning on painting this anytime soon, but I wonder if I should prime & paint it to stop the Bondo from absorbing any moisture in the air? The downside is that I don't own a compressor or spray equipment at the moment. That would leave me with only being able to do a rattle-can application. I worry that this would be detrimental to the finish when I come paint it properly down the line. Anyone know what I should do at this point?





Don't rattle can it, go get a cheap cup gun from harbor freight and go to a automotive store and get a quart of Mar-Hyde High build primer. Mix it with the hardener and reduce it with some acetone. Spray it on and don't sand it this will seal it till your ready to sand it later on. Plus will fill in all your pin holes in the mud. Farther down the road when your ready to sand it all dust some black spray bomb on it to give you a guide coat to see where you have sanded and what needs more. it will also make pin holes stick out and low spots. 30 bucks now will save you much more in the future trying to get crap enamel off from spray can.
Neils88 JAN 23, 04:52 PM

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Originally posted by jetsnvettes2000:
Don't rattle can it, go get a cheap cup gun from harbor freight and go to a automotive store and get a quart of Mar-Hyde High build primer. Mix it with the hardener and reduce it with some acetone. Spray it on and don't sand it this will seal it till your ready to sand it later on. Plus will fill in all your pin holes in the mud. Farther down the road when your ready to sand it all dust some black spray bomb on it to give you a guide coat to see where you have sanded and what needs more. it will also make pin holes stick out and low spots. 30 bucks now will save you much more in the future trying to get crap enamel off from spray can.



"Cheap cup gun"....correct me if I'm wrong, but you're talking about an air sprayer and don't own a compressor at the moment. If I were going that route, I'd rather go all out and buy the full size compressor and all necessary spray equipment (...of course currently I don't have 220V in my garage, nor do I have the room for it until I do some major cleaning). Another choice is to use the Eastwood 2K system that comes in an aerosol can (2 internal compartments...single use once activated) which would probably come out to a similar cost to everything that you'd mentioned. I had this discussion in the General Fiero Chat section - How Long Before Bondo Needs to be Painted? plus some off line discussions. As metal is not a consideration here, it was agreed that either a cheap coat of rattle can spray or nothing at all would be the best option (the garage is weather protected and low humidity).
jetsnvettes2000 JAN 24, 09:23 PM

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Originally posted by Neils88:


"Cheap cup gun"....correct me if I'm wrong, but you're talking about an air sprayer and don't own a compressor at the moment. If I were going that route, I'd rather go all out and buy the full size compressor and all necessary spray equipment (...of course currently I don't have 220V in my garage, nor do I have the room for it until I do some major cleaning). Another choice is to use the Eastwood 2K system that comes in an aerosol can (2 internal compartments...single use once activated) which would probably come out to a similar cost to everything that you'd mentioned. I had this discussion in the General Fiero Chat section - How Long Before Bondo Needs to be Painted? plus some off line discussions. As metal is not a consideration here, it was agreed that either a cheap coat of rattle can spray or nothing at all would be the best option (the garage is weather protected and low humidity).




you can roll it on too if you have no way to spray it. You will be sanding off 90 percent of it anyway so go for it! just make sure your using something with a catalyst. one other option is a prevale spray container, basically a aerosol sprayer with a glass jar that screws on you would have to reduce it a bit more with acetone but just spray more coats and will work out fine. any hardware store has them for about 5 bucks. Far as sealing the bondo I would do it as soon as possible with all the welding cutting and grinding and fiberglas your doing. "Mud" is porous and will take in contaminates like the sodium and silicates from the welding.

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Neils88 JAN 24, 11:00 PM

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Originally posted by jetsnvettes2000:
you can roll it on too if you have no way to spray it. You will be sanding off 90 percent of it anyway so go for it! just make sure your using something with a catalyst. one other option is a prevale spray container, basically a aerosol sprayer with a glass jar that screws on you would have to reduce it a bit more with acetone but just spray more coats and will work out fine. any hardware store has them for about 5 bucks. Far as sealing the bondo I would do it as soon as possible with all the welding cutting and grinding and fiberglas your doing. "Mud" is porous and will take in contaminates like the sodium and silicates from the welding.




Good point about the contaminates from the welding. That is something I never considered. Having said that...it'll be a while before I do any more welding / cutting / grinding...I'm sure I'll be filling and sanding this hood for weeks to come...